Project highlight: North Avenue Smart Corridor

The Smart Corridor in Atlanta runs through the campus of the project’s research partner, Georgia Institute of Technology, and covers 18 traffic intersections and a metro station. This smaller scale, in-depth project will help discover what the larger smart pole project could achieve.

According to Atlanta’s former Chief Information Officer Samier Saini, the system will “…adjust the signal timing to and then relay that information to adjacent traffic lights. And if that proves to make a significant impact in improving travel time delay and flow, we’re going to go all-in and deploy it in a number of other areas of the city; particularly event spaces where traffic is a nightmare.”

Project highlight: The Atlanta Beltline

With the Beltline project, Atlanta is converting its unused railway lines into a 22-mile transit loop, 28 miles of cross-town transit lines, and 33 miles of multi-use trails – all of which should help better connect the city for pedestrians and cyclists.

The project includes the construction of affordable housing and offers venues for cultural events. Furthermore, it preserves much of the city’s industrial heritage by repurposing buildings and railroad bridges or transforming railroad artifacts into works of art.

Project highlight: The Atlanta Beltline

With the Beltline project, Atlanta is converting its unused railway lines into a 22-mile transit loop, 28 miles of cross-town transit lines, and 33 miles of multi-use trails – all of which should help better connect the city for pedestrians and cyclists.

The project includes the construction of affordable housing and offers venues for cultural events. Furthermore, it preserves much of the city’s industrial heritage by repurposing buildings and railroad bridges or transforming railroad artifacts into works of art.

Businesses driving change in Atlanta

Atlanta’s smart ambitions are backed by the city’s strong tech community, which have earned the city the nickname of “Techlanta”. Georgia Tech has successfully attracted a number of companies, such as NCR, GE, and Honeywell, to locate their digital innovation centers in Atlanta.

Germany-based thyssenkrupp Elevator has chosen Atlanta as the home for its Research Innovation Center that it runs in cooperation with Georgia Tech, where the first TWIN elevators in the Western Hemisphere will be installed. The company also plans to build its new US headquarters in Atlanta, which will include a 128-meter elevator test tower when completed in 2022.

Techlanta is also the home city of the “billion-dollar startup” Rubicon Global, a smart trash collection company. The company is equipping Atlanta’s waste collection trucks with app-based tracking and communication tools that provide drivers real-time information on routes and service issues, and also collects data to help improve services.

Businesses driving change in Atlanta

Atlanta’s smart ambitions are backed by the city’s strong tech community, which have earned the city the nickname of “Techlanta”. Georgia Tech has successfully attracted a number of companies, such as NCR, GE, and Honeywell, to locate their digital innovation centers in Atlanta.

Germany-based thyssenkrupp Elevator has chosen Atlanta as the home for its Research Innovation Center that it runs in cooperation with Georgia Tech, where the first TWIN elevators in the Western Hemisphere will be installed. The company also plans to build its new US headquarters in Atlanta, which will include a 128-meter elevator test tower when completed in 2022.

Techlanta is also the home city of the “billion-dollar startup” Rubicon Global, a smart trash collection company. The company is equipping Atlanta’s waste collection trucks with app-based tracking and communication tools that provide drivers real-time information on routes and service issues, and also collects data to help improve services.